LEE COUNTY, Ala. (WRBL) — Authorities are investigating after a Lee County inmate was found dead inside his jail cell Sunday night.
According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, corrections deputies discovered 47-year-old Aaron Dwight Johnson, of Opelika, lying on the floor of his assigned cell around 9:08 p.m. on Aug. 31. Deputies say initial signs suggest Johnson may have suffered a medical issue. No signs of foul play were observed at the scene.
As part of standard procedure, the Russell County Sheriff’s Office was called in to conduct an independent investigation. Johnson’s body was sent to the Alabama Department of Forensic Science for a postmortem exam. Once completed, the findings will be presented to the Lee County District Attorney’s Office for review by a grand jury…